Dead Farm... by vignouse

Dead Farm...

...an all too common sight in rural France and particularly in rural Brittany - it's a sign of changed times. In our area, from way back and right through to the 1960s, every community had a large number of subsistence farmers. They had a couple of cows, a pig or two, lots of poultry and rabbits and enough land to grow vegetables and animal feed - a very rude existence. Post-war development created job opportunities and the promise of a better standard of living so most families deserted the old traditions but often, a bachelor son would remain on the farm and continue in the old way.

Such was the case here - this was Victor's farm. Victor died a few years ago and the farm died with him. It would cost more to renovate the farm than it would to build a modern all mod-cons house so nobody wants it and it's left to rot away. They call it progress!

Inevitably, this views best on black.
A sad reality of the times. Wonderful story, shot and processing. Fav.
January 9th, 2020  
Beautifully sad and no progress in my humble opinion.
January 9th, 2020  
Sad how we can so easily dismiss what we consider to no longer have use.
January 9th, 2020  
Love how you caught the light on the stonework...I can imagine in my mind what this building must have looked like in its prime.
January 9th, 2020  
Such a shame to see but a great image nonetheless.
January 9th, 2020  
I like the dappling of light all over the building and it being mimicked by the clouds.
January 10th, 2020  
I am yawning so bad I can't type anything. But you know I love it. Nite.
January 10th, 2020  
A sad story but a beautiful shot, the b&w really captures the right mood
January 10th, 2020  
We can relate here - no loving to be made with factory farms around
January 10th, 2020  
What Margo said
January 10th, 2020  
Fantastic B&W
January 10th, 2020  
Super fab processing and details
January 10th, 2020  
Love the dappled light! Beautiful b&w capture.
January 10th, 2020  
that's quite a building!
January 10th, 2020  
@mikelskoog The dappled light was not so much 'mimicked by the clouds' but, rather, caused by them as the sun was setting behind them. It was this that initially caught my eye.
January 10th, 2020  
Love it
January 10th, 2020  
Tom
Fantastic capture and use of the dramatic light to add emphasis to
the story..so evocative of times past, present and future..fav
January 10th, 2020  
So subtle colours and perfect lines - soothing.
January 10th, 2020  
A lovely range of buildings and so sad that they are left to decay. I love your shot and the nice dappled sunlight - fav!

Ian
January 10th, 2020  
Sad to see it left to decay. Fav!! 😀
January 10th, 2020  
rather sad, and a sympathetic portrait of this beautiful subject
January 10th, 2020  
Sad to see a building die.
January 11th, 2020  
You always take such great b&w shots
January 12th, 2020  
@blueberry1222 Thank you kind lady...
January 12th, 2020  
how sad to see such beautiful architecture left to rot away :(
January 13th, 2020  
Not only in France you find many old farm ruins, also here in Italy we have them.
January 14th, 2020  
Congratulations on TT!
January 18th, 2020  
Great find and capture
January 19th, 2020  
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